Wk5 run 3 .. help

[Stubbo]

I need some advice.. I’ve tried to do wk5 run 3 twice now and I can only manage 15 mins! Do I need to repeat the full week or just keep trying to do it? Thanks in advance

[Denovo]

Try it again and go way slower than before. As long as you are making running movements it counts, even if your speed is no faster than walking.

[Stubbo in reply to Denovo]

Thanks for the advice everyone ... I’ve done it!! The first 2 attempts were whilstt I was on holiday, came home today and thought I’d have a go and it worked! Very proud of myself!

[Denovo in reply to Stubbo]

Brilliant!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Relax.. think of the other attempts as trial runs and slow down.. think snail on a go slow...then imagine me whispering... slow and steady... let the legs carry you..breathe gently and you will do this x

[Stubbo in reply to Oldfloss]

Thanks for the advice everyone ... I’ve done it!! The first 2 attempts were whilstt I was on holiday, came home today and thought I’d have a go and it worked! Very proud of myself!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Stubbo]

You should be..brilliant!!!

[davelinks Graduate]

No, repeat just that run not the whole week, you completed runs 1&2 ok, yes?

It's very hot in the UK at the moment, have a rest day and make sure you're properly hydrated, and run very slow & steady...

[Stubbo in reply to davelinks]

Thanks for the advice everyone ... I’ve done it!! The first 2 attempts were whilstt I was on holiday, came home today and thought I’d have a go and it worked! Very proud of myself!

[saramfin Graduate]

Keep trying, maybe a bit slower? I have just finished w9 and am amazed that I got there. Not 5k but running for half an hour (getting tonabout 3.5k).

[Stubbo in reply to saramfin]

Thanks for the advice everyone ... I’ve done it!! The first 2 attempts were whilstt I was on holiday, came home today and thought I’d have a go and it worked! Very proud of myself!

[RunBrianRun Graduate]

Definitely go slower.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=9L2b2...(Not working as expected?)

[Stubbo in reply to RunBrianRun]

Thanks for the advice everyone ... I’ve done it!! The first 2 attempts were whilstt I was on holiday, came home today and thought I’d have a go and it worked! Very proud of myself!

[Trisha56]

Just keep plugging away at it. It's a mental barrier - 20 mins seems like forever. Slow it down a bit, but if you did run 2 OK then you really can do this. And it feels great when you do.

[Stubbo in reply to Trisha56]

Thanks for the advice everyone ... I’ve done it!! The first 2 attempts were whilstt I was on holiday, came home today and thought I’d have a go and it worked! Very proud of myself!

[MarkyD Graduate]

Try a different route, hopefully somewhere scenic, so that you get distracted from the running.

When you start to get tired, break the run down into manageable sections: "I am going to run to that streetlight". As you approach the target, pick another one, and run to that. Keep going until you finish!

Last strategy is to start counting... 1-2-3-4, 2-2-3-4, 3-2-3-4, 4-2-3-4, 5-2-3-4.... and agree with yourself that you'll reappraise your tiredness after 20-2-3-4. Assuming that you have not fainted, are suffering from uncontrollable bleeding, or have a greenstick fracture, then start counting from 1-2-3-4 again. Repeat until you've finished.

Your brain is suffering from not knowing when the run is going to end. You can try a there-and-back again route, so you run out from your house for 10 minutes, then turn around and run back. That way you know how long you've got left to run. This is a dangerous strategy, because you know how long you've got left to run.

[Stubbo in reply to MarkyD]

Thanks for the advice everyone ... I’ve done it!! The first 2 attempts were whilstt I was on holiday, came home today and thought I’d have a go and it worked! Very proud of myself!

[Redtracey Graduate]

I agree it’s more of a mental challenge - I was convinced I wouldn’t do it but listened to pod cast at beginning and thought I can do t - I am slower than a slow snail but I managed it - good feeling x

Keep going you CAN DO IT XX

[Stubbo in reply to Redtracey]

Thanks for the advice everyone ... I’ve done it!! The first 2 attempts were whilstt I was on holiday, came home today and thought I’d have a go and it worked! Very proud of myself!